Playing commercial video games for eight weeks improved self-reported communication skill more than control conditions in a randomised trial of undergraduates¶

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q3 i2 Intervention-group students showed significantly greater positive change on the Communicative Adaptability Scale than control students (Cohen's d 1.1, p = 0.004). → Matthew Barr 2017

Evidence¶

Matthew Barr 2017¶

Matthew Barr. (2017). Video games can develop graduate skills in higher education students: A randomised trial. Computers & Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.05.016

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Randomised trial: 36 students per group completed week 1 testing; 20 control and 16 intervention completed both pre- and post-tests. Welch's t-test on score change gave Cohen's d 1.1 with a 95% CI of "2.69 to 12.79" that did not cross zero.

"Mean score change on the communication scale was /C0 2.8 (SD ¼ 5.65) in the control group and 4.94 (SD ¼ 8.41) in the intervention group (absolute difference in means ¼ 7.74, 95% CI 2.69 to 12.79, Cohen's d 1.1)."

Discussion¶

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